Split-screen on PC

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

Up to 6 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

6Verified handler

Handler “OutRun 2006” by Talos91, version 1

P4+2 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 6 players can play OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “OutRun 2006” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 10 Mar 2024. OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast is a racing game from 2006.

Players6
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast split screen on PC

Get Nucleus Co-op
Download Nucleus Co-op, free for Windows 10 and 11, and unzip it into its own folder, for example C:\NucleusCo-op. There is no installer.
Keep it out of Program Files, your user folder and OneDrive.
Download Nucleus Co-op
Install the OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player presses a button on their own controller to join and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Playing with several keyboards and mice? Press End once everything is in place to give each window its own cursor.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast per player and lays the windows out on your screen. Then link them in game, usually one player hosts a LAN or online session and the others join it. The handler notes say how.

What you need

A Windows 10 or 11 PC
Nucleus Co-op runs on Windows only. System requirements
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast for Windows
Installed on that PC. Nucleus starts every player's window from that one install.
Nucleus Co-op, free
With .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later and the Visual C++ 2015–2022 runtimes (x86 and x64). Download
Something to play with
One controller per player, or one keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 6 copies
Each player runs their own copy of OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, so the PC carries several times the usual load. Lower the graphics settings if it struggles. Performance tips
A multiplayer mode
Nucleus links the windows through the game's own LAN or online mode; the handler takes care of it.

Handler notes

Tested and working with the latest clean version that was available in Steam.
Split-screen setup guide.
Create a multiplayer LAN match in the first instance and join in the others. Each instance has its own save in Nucleus content folder inside the instances SaveGame folder, so be careful about not deleting them, you can also copy your main save to the instances folders.
If you use keyboards after all the instances have launched, resized and positioned correctly, press the END key once to lock the input for all instances to have their own working keyboard. Press the END key again to unlock the input when you finish playing. You can also use CTRL+Q to close Nucleus and all its instances when the input is unlocked.
Read the FAQ if you have any further questions and want to know more about Nucleus Co-op.
Connecting the instances via the game's native LAN in one PC was only possible thanks to the great work and fix by happyexpress. Big kudos to him.
Handler by Talos91. Please support the Nucleus Co-op team if you like my Nucleus handler work.

About OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast features 15 unique cars, the most ever seen in any OutRun game. In addition to the ten cars from OutRun 2 SP, new models include the 550 Barchetta, F355 Spider, Superamerica, 328 GTS, and the Ferrari F430. Some models cannot be unlocked on the PlayStation Portable or PlayStation 2 without the use of the cross-system connectivity feature inherent of the two systems.

Summary from IGDB